Kayo Denda Women's Studies Librarian kdenda@rci.rutgers.edu September 26, 2008

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Women's and Gender Studies:
Global Women's Activism: Selected Sites

These sites represent entities devoted to worldwide women's activism. They include significant documents, UN affiliated NGOs, government agencies, academic institutions, research centers, as well as focus-specific organizations working on issues such as advocacy, empowerment, human rights, social justice, HIV/AIDS, prevention of violence against women, etc. Each site contains links to the organizations' publications and other online resources useful for investigations on women and gender. The list is arranged by continents and countries where the organizations are located and/or provide services. The category "Transnational" lists organizations and other entries with transnational and international scope. Relevant sites from different units at Rutgers University are also included.

Transnational Africa Regional Cameroon Egypt Guinée Ethiopia Liberia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Uganda Asia and Pacific Regional Bangladesh Bhutan Burma China Fiji Hong Kong India Japan Korea Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore

Europe, Eastern and Western Regional Armenia Austria Azerbaidjan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark France Georgia Germany Hungary Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Romania Russia Serbia United Kingdom Latin America and Caribbean Regional Argentina Brazil Chile Costa Rica Mexico Peru

Middle East Regional Afghanistan Iran Israel Palestine Turkey North America Regional Canada United States Rutgers University Organizations

Transnational

Action Aid
ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency. Their website includes news and videos. The “What we do” section contains a “women and girls” link with information on women’s rights, women’s activism, and International Women’s Day.

Amnesty International, Stop Violence Against Women Campaign
The link "Resources" includes reports, activists toolkits, and the organizations documents on women's issues.

Association for Progressive Communications Women's Network Support Program
Promotes gender equity in the design, implementation, and use of information and communication technologies, with special focus on inequities based on women's social or ethnic background.

AWID
AWID is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. Under "Publications," a wide range of publications is available online.

Coalition Against Trafficking Women (CATW)
Founded in 1988, the CATW is an NGO that promotes women's human rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation, especially sex trafficking of women and girls.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
Provides the full text of the international human rights instrument for women.

Development Alternatives for Women in the New Era (DAWN)
The DAWN network extends throughout the regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Its advocacy work covers themes of the political economy of globalization; political restructuring and social transformation; and sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Equality Now
As an international human rights organization, Equality Now commits itself to protecting the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women around the world.

GenderIT.org
This organization emerged from the Association for Progressive Communications Women's Networking Support Programme's advocacy work in information and communications technologies. It disseminates examples of national policy, gender-sensitive language, tools for lobbying, etc.

Global Alliance for Women's Health
It works with coalitions of international and national NGOs, women's groups, health care professionals, religious organizations, academics and individual citizens from all regions of the world to provide health promotion, education, advocacy and program implementation. The site contains extensive information and data on women's health including HIV/AIDS and female genital mutilation. It also links to international organizations working on women's health issues.

Global Fund for Women
In English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. This foundation supports women's human rights around the world on issues including access to education, prevention of violence against women, and gaining economic independence. The site lists grant related information including grants available by country, and its bi-annual newsletter Raising our voices (2000- present)

Grassroots Women
This Canada-based organization addresses the systemic political and economic marginalization of working class women. The website contains organizational and campaign news and information.

Human Rights Watch: Women's Rights
This organization exposes human rights violations, as well as practices and policies that silence and subordinate women. Its Website includes news releases, publications, and information by country and by thematic issues on women's rights.

International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
Founded in 1998, the IANSA is the global network of organizations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons. The searchable site contains a wealth of information organized by country and key issues.

International Alert
International Alert was established in 1986 by a group of human rights advocates led by the former Secretary General of Amnesty International, Martin Ennals, in response to growing concerns expressed by those working in international development agencies, human rights organizations and those involved in the issues of ethnic conflict and genocide.

International Alliance of Women (IAW) Alliance Internationale des Femmes
IAW calls on the international community to exercise its responsibility for the protection of human security, human rights, and the fundamental rights. Action programs, reports, and documents are available on its Website in English and French.

International Center for Research on Women
Since its founding in 1976, ICRW has worked with partner organizations and governments throughout the world to promote gender equitable development, reduce poverty, and change the lives of millions of women and girls and their communities. The "ICRW publications" link directs to articles and reports by select subjects. Many of these texts are full text.

International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Council (IGLHRC)
A non-profit NGO, it works to secure the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV status. IGLHRC's work is carried out in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America & Caribbean; and in the themes of Asylum Documentation Program and HIV/AIDS.

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
IPPF has been providing sexual and reproductive health services since 1952 in more than 180 countries. A collection of resources including papers, articles, speeches, directory of contraceptives are available under "Resources and Information." More information about its six regional offices and its members is available under "Regions."

UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
In English, Spanish and French. INSTRAW was created in 1976 as a result of the recommendation of the 1975 World Conference of the International Women's Year held in Mexico City. Under the link "Libraries," an extensive number of online publications is available.

International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR)
In Japanese and English. Founded in 1988 by one of Japan's largest minorities, the Buraku people, IMADR is an international NGO devoted to eliminating discrimination and racism and advancing human rights. The link "Publications" offers full text of their newsletter Connect (2004- present), and other online resources.

International Women's Democracy Center (IWDC)
The IWDC was established in 1995 to strengthen women's global leadership through training, education, networking and research with a focus on increasing the participation of women leaders in politics, policy and decision making within their own governments. Under "Resources," fact sheets and timelines on women in politics and suffrage provide information of women worldwide.

International Women's Health Coalition
Founded in 1984, the organization works to influence the policies of governments, donors, and international agencies to secure girls' and women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Under "Resource Library" many documents, fact sheets, and reports are available full text covering topics such as contraception and health, safe abortion, HIV/AIDS, gender and health policies, etc.

International Women's Human Rights Clinic (IWHRC)
Established at Georgetown University Law Center in August 1998, the general mission of the IWHRC is to promote and advance women's human rights throughout the world.

International Women's Media Foundation
The IWMF's mission is to strengthen the role of women in the news media around the world.

International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC)
An international NGO established in l976, IWTC provides information, education, and organizing support services to women's organizations and community groups, particularly low-income women, in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Among the resources available on this site, the "Statistics and Indicators" of women's lives is under "Links and Resources" followed by "Platform for Action."

MADRE
Established in 1983, MADRE is an international women's human rights organization that works in partnership with community-based women's organizations worldwide to address issues of health and reproductive rights, economic development, education, and other human rights.

Mandat International
Mandat International provides information, documentation, support and accommodation for international conferences and meetings in Geneva working on NGO - UN cooperation, development, human rights, peace, humanitarian, health, refugees, children, indigenous peoples, trade, environment, etc. The International Legal Search Engine on human rights and humanitarian law enables search by country, domain, topic, and date and a selection of main international conventions.

Minority Rights Group International
Works to secure the rights and to promote cooperation of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous peoples worldwide. The website offers full text of international declarations and instruments, briefing and special papers pertaining to the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples, news and events, a newsletter, list of publications, press releases, and links.

Network Women in Development (WIDE)
The site features readings on women's economic rights, liberalization and globalization, the European Union, and relevant UN documents and events, as well as training material, newsletter, publications and other resources in Spanish.

PATH: a Catalyst for Global Health
PATH is an international nonprofit organization focusing on improving public health. The “what we do” section contains information on maternal and child health and reproductive rights.

Peace Women- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
In English, Spanish and French, it monitors toward the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. The site is a portal to women's organizations worldwide and lists country specific developments of policies that promote women's empowerment, eradicate violence against women, and secure reproductive rights.

Social Watch
An international network following up the fulfillment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty eradication and equality. It reports on the progress, or regression, of the nations towards these commitments and goals. It contains data and development indicators by country.

UNIFEM
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the UN. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality. The site offers briefs, documents, annual reports (2001- present) and other resources on topics including HIV/AIDS, violence against women, human rights, and women/poverty and economics.

Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
In Albanian, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Kiswahili, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish. The only international women's fund in the world designed to respond on short notice, UAF collaborates with women activists in peace building in situations of armed conflict, escalating violence, or politically volatile environments; legal and legislative actions; and protection of women human rights defenders.

Women Human Rights Resource Programme
Produced by the Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto, this site provides access to information pertaining to international women's human rights law. The site contains the searchable Human Rights Resources Database that offers annotated citations to scholarly articles and documents (such as UN and NGO reports), with links to full text in many cases.

Women in Black
A peace group that started in Israel in 1988 by women protesting against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, it has expanded in many countries including the United States, England, Italy, Spain, Azerbaijan and the former Yugoslavia.

Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
A watch dog organization, it works to improve the lives and defend the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and adolescents. Comprehensive Web portal has links to NGOs and information related to women's peace and freedom. The site also includes UN resolutions and analysis, news and resources, including international and country specific detailed list of women's organizations.

Women's Environmental and Development Organization (WEDO)
WEDO is an international advocacy organization that seeks to increase the power of women worldwide as policymakers at all levels in governments, institutions, and forums to achieve economic and social justice, a healthy and peaceful planet, and human rights for all. The program areas are Gender and Governance, Sustainable Development, and Economic and Social Justice.

Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)
WLP is dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment working with 18 autonomous and independent partner organizations in the Global South, particularly in Muslim-majority societies, to empower women to transform their families, communities, and societies. The link "Partners," subdivided into countries, has section "Women's Status at Glance" with "Country Overview," "Education and health," and "Political participation."

Africa

Regional

Africa Action
US based organization that works on African political, economic and social issues. It succeeded the American Committee on Africa, The Africa Fund, and the Africa Policy Information Center, which have fought for freedom and justice in Africa since 1953.

African Centre for Constructive Resolution Disputes (ACCORD)
Offers training in conflict management, mediation, and negotiation. The link "Publications" contains full text articles of the African Journal on Conflict Resolution (1999-present) and the magazine Conflict Trends (2002-present).

African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
Established in 1988, this NGO promotes African women's development, equality and human rights.

APC Africa Women
A regional program of APC's Women's Networking Support Programme, this organization empowers African women's organizations to access and use information and communication technologies.

Associacion des Femmes Africaines pour la Recherche et Development (AFARD) Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD)
A pan-African NGO based in Dakar, Senegal, it supports research, training and advocacy to promote the economic, political and social rights of African women.

Fahamu Network for Social Justice
Focuses primarily in Africa to support the struggle for human rights and social justice. The site includes Pambazuka News: Forum for Social Justice in Africa, a weekly electronic newsletter covering news, commentary, analysis and a range of other resources on human rights and development in Africa.

Femmes Africa Solidarité
Has a consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and an observer status with the African Commission for Human and People's Rights. The site includes the network of organizations (by country). The link "Leadership bank" lists names and profiles of women leaders organized by country and also by profession.

ISIS-Women's International Cross Cultural Exchange Linking Women Internationally
This global action oriented women's resource center that promotes justice and gender equality was founded in 1974 by Jane Cottingham and Marilee Karl in Geneva and moved to Kanpala, Uganda, in 1993.

Women in Law and Development Africa (WILDAF)
Established in 1990, WILDAF is a pan-African network of organizations and individuals working in the area of women's rights promoting and strengthening action-strategies that link law to the development and empowerment of women.

Cameroon

Community Education and Development Services (CEDS)
Working with grassroots women's groups in Northwest Province and South Province of Cameroon this organization provides leadership training and other programs, as well as HIV/AIDS sensitization.

Egypt

Forum for Women in Development (FWID)
Launched in 1997, FWID is a network of Egyptian NGOs that works for the reform of policies and legislation that discriminate against women.

Guinée

Mano River Women's Peace Network
Réseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix
In French and English, this network of the Mano River countries (Guinée, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) mobilizes women's groups and organizations and raises awareness on issues of human rights, democracy, gender equality and development. The journal Voices of Peace (Voix de la Paix) is available under the link "Online-journal."

Ethiopia

PROGYNIST
An NGO established to promote the welfare and contribution of Ethiopian women to the political, socio-economic and environmental development and management, this site provides assistance to women to gain access to credit through Meklit Micro Finance Institution, initiated by PROGYNIST for this purpose.

Liberia

Mano River Women's Peace Network
Réseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix
In French and English, this network of the Mano River countries (Guinée, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) mobilizes women's groups and organizations and raises awareness on issues of human rights, democracy, gender equality and development. The journal Voices of Peace (Voix de la Paix) is available under the link "Online-journal."

Nigeria

BAOBAB For Women's Human Rights
It is an NGO focusing on women's legal rights issues in Nigeria. The organization evolved from a group of activists responsible for executing the Women and Laws Nigeria Project, under the auspices of the International Solidarity Network of Women Living Under Muslim Laws.

Rwanda

Rwanda Women's Network
Established in 1997, this NGO is dedicated to promotion and improvement of the socio-economic welfare of women taking over from its parent organization, the US-based Church World Service.

Senegal

Famafrique - Francophone African Women
This portal provides access to information on women's organizations in francophone Africa, including Mali, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Congo and includes publications, documents (in PDF) on issues ranging from women's rights, gender equality, and information technology.

Sierra Leone

Mano River Women's Peace Network
Réseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix
In French and English, this network of the Mano River countries (Guinée, Sierra Leone, and Liberia) mobilizes women's groups and organizations and raises awareness on issues of human rights, democracy, gender equality and development. The journal Voices of Peace (Voix de la Paix) is available under the link "Online-journal."

South Africa

African Gender Institute
Affiliated with the University of Cape Town and under the leadership of Amina Mama, this institute provides leadership to those working on gender and women's issues in Africa. The site includes the online journal Feminist Africa and citations of university publications.

African National Congress Women's League
A unit of ANC to oversee and promote women's participation in the democratization process, this site contains documents, press statements, reports and press releases on women's struggles and gender violence. The documents of the Progressive Women's Movement, launched in August 2006 are also posted on this site.

Masimanyane
This international nonprofit organization focuses on gender in relation to violence, sexual reproductive health and rights, and HIV and Aids.

Rape Crisis
This site provides information and tools to cope and prevent sexual assault and offers links to resources, statistics, newsletters and publications, as well as to Sexual Assault Survival Guide in Afrikaans and English.

Women's Net
This network provides a search engine to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social activism. The site also includes the organization's newsletter and points to resources related to gender and women. Qualitative and quantitative data on issues from poverty and environment are available under "GenderStats."

Uganda

Women of Uganda Network
This NGO is a network of women's organizations and gender related sites.

Raising Voices
Working for the prevention of violence against women and children, this site includes links "Communication Materials" and "Publications" that list material used in campaigns, as well as publications on domestic violence prevention, training manuals for the prevention of violence against women and children.

Asia/Pacific

Regional

Asian Women's Resource Exchange (AWORC)
In English, Chinese, Japanese and Thai, this organization supports regional networks and promotes electronic resource sharing that supports women's advocacy work and includes links to participating members located in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, and the Philippines.

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
Promotes human rights in the region as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminations Against Women (CEDAW) and other relevant international human rights instruments.

Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics (CAPWIP)
A non-partisan NGO, CAPWIP operates through a network of national affiliates clustered into 5 sub-regional groupings: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific and promotes equal participation of women in politics and decision making.

Centre for Women's Developmental Studies
This autonomous institute supported by the Women's Studies Programme of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, works to advance and research Indian women's and gender issues.

Global Women in Politics Program (GWIP)
GWIP is a program of The Asia Foundation that advances women's political participation and influence in decision-making.

International Women's Rights Watch, Asia Pacific
Facilitates a process through which the CEDAW Convention is used as a tool for applying international human rights standards. It works in a wide range of contexts including political participation, armed conflict, rights in marriage, violence against women, trafficking reproductive rights, employment. The site includes, under "Resources," various CEDAW reports and documents. The link "News" has archived news since 2001.

Online Women in Politics
An online network of women in governance, politics, decision-making and transformative leadership, this site provides readings, training modules, campaigns, announcements, and latest news about women and politics in Asia and the Pacific.

Bangladesh

UBINIG: Policy Research for Development Alternatives
This policy advocacy and research organization critically looks at the development issues in South Asia from class and gender perspective.

Bhutan

Bhutan Women and Children Organization
An independent NGO established 1991 by Bhutanese women in exile, it advocates for the establishment of democracy; human rights, women's and child rights in Bhutan through peaceful and non-violent means. The site contains extensive information on status of women and children, nationality issues, and human rights reports.

Burma

Women's League of Burma
Established in 1999, the league consists of women's groups and aims to support Burmese women's empowerment and advancement of the status women.

China

All China Women's Federation
Founded in 1949, ACWF promotes the advancement of Chinese women of all ethnic groups and promotes gender equality.

Fiji

DAWN: Development Alternatives for Women in the New Era
The DAWN network extends throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Its advocacy work covers themes of the political economy of globalization; political restructuring and social transformation; and sexual and reproductive health and rights. The site regularly posts analytical papers on covered themes and reports on relevant world events written from a Southern feminist perspective.

Fiji Women's Crisis Centre
This network of women's crisis center contains resources on women on domestic violence, child abuse, rape, and sexual harassment. The site includes statistics, publications, reports, documents, and links to organizations in Asia Pacific.

Hong Kong

The Women's Foundation
Promotes the full participation of women and girls in all aspects of Hong Kong society through research, education and public awareness. The site has links to Hong Kong organizations addressing women's issues.

India

Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action (CREA)
CREA is involved in public education and advocacy on issues of human rights, sexuality, and violence against women.

The Centre for Organization Research & Education (CORE)
Based in Manipur, India, this organization works on grassroots support and advocacy for the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples and their organizations in the northeast region of India.

SEWA: Self-Employed Women's Association
Founded in 1972 as a trade union of self employed women, its goals include activities and research to ensure full employment and self-reliance of its 700,000+ members. It is concerned about the effects of globalization in the lives of women in this informal economy in urban and rural settings.

Tibetan Women's Association
An exile organization originally founded in 1959 in Tibet but based in India now, it works to raise public awareness of the abuses faced by Tibetan women in Chinese-occupied Tibet.

Centre for Social Research
Founded in 1983, this organization works at the grassroots, regional and international levels to raise women's awareness of their rights and to eliminate violence against women. Ranjana Kumari, Director, also serves as the president of Women Power Connect (WPC), India's only lobbying organization focused on gender issues, and coordinator of Joint Action Front for Women.

Japan

Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center
In Japanese and English, this organization works to eliminate the violence against women, and advocates sustainable development, as well as women's political representation. The English language feminist journal Voices from Japan is available online (2003-present) under "Publications."

National Women's Education Center (NWEC)
Established in 1977 and affiliated with Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, NWEC promotes women's education and gender equality through education and conducting specialized research and surveys with focus on women. The online NWEC Newsletter (1997-present) is available under "Publications."

Korea

Asian Pacific Women's Information Network Center (APWINC)
In Korean, the APWINC works towards enabling women in Korea and the Asia-Pacific region to use information and communication technologies to advance their status and rights in society.

Korean Women Development Institute
The KWDI was established in 1983 under the Ministry of Health and Welfare to address Korean women's issues. It carries out comprehensive research on women, promotes policies and advocates for the increase of women's participation in national development. This comprehensive site contains statistics, reports and documents on the status of women, history, and other relevant issues on women in Korea.

Malaysia

Women's Aid Organization (WAO)
Established in 1982, WAO is an independent NGO committed to eliminate violence against women.

Nepal

The Women's Foundation of Nepal
Established in 1988, this NGO is committed to empower women and to increase public awareness of opportunities for economic and social development.

Pakistan

Shirkat Gah: Women's Resource Centre
Established in 1975, it provides information, resources, and skills, as well as works to include gender and women's perspective in policies, laws and practices. The site makes available publications and links to resources.

Sustainable Development Social Institute, Human Development Research Programme, Women/Gender Issues
Under the leadership of Saba Gul Khattak, executive director, the unit provides input on gender issues for government policy. The site publishes reports and other publications on women and gender in Pakistan.

Phillipines

Development Action for Women Network
Created in 1996 to assist Filipino women migrants in Japan and their Japanese-Filipino children in the promotion and protection of their human rights and welfare. The organization's newsletter SINAG (2003-present) is available under "Publications."

GABRIELLA: National Alliance of Women's Organizations in the Philippines
The coalition consists of working women's organizations, peasants, urban poor, housewives, professionals, religious and students. It focuses on issues including the effects of militarization and women's landlessness; the IMF-World Bank and the debt crisis; denial of women's reproductive rights, prostitution and trafficking of women.

ISIS-Women's International Cross Cultural Exchange Linking Women Internationally
It is a global action oriented women's resource center that promotes justice and gender equality. ISIS was founded in 1974 by Jane Cottingham and Marilee Karl in Geneva and moved to Manila from Rome in 1991.

Miriam College, Women & Gender Institute (WAGI)
Established in 1997, WAGI promotes women's rights and feminist scholarship. WAGI is currently serving as the secretariat for the International Gender and Trade Network-Asia, DAWN-Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asia Women's Watch. It houses the national CEDAW Watch of the Philippines and will soon host the Regional CEDAW project of UNIFEM. Josepha "Gigi" Francisco is its founding executive director.

Singapore

Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)
A volunteer organization founded in 1985, AWARE works to raise gender equity by raising awareness of men's and women's rights and responsibilities, as well as empowering women by enhancing their knowledge and skills.

Europe, Eastern and Western

Regional

ASTRA: Central and East European Women's Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
ASTRA advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Central and Eastern Europe. The link "Publications," points to full-text reports on sexual and reproductive rights in Central and East European countries.

Gender Network-Central and Eastern European Network for Gender Issues
As a component of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity, Gender Network was founded in 1994 to address the gender aspect of democracy building and the status of women in countries in transition. The site has links to countries in the region, each with a summary for elections, political situation, social issues and links.

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
ECRE is an umbrella organization of 72 refugee-assisting agencies in 28 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. The website contains ECRE's policy related documents, research papers, speeches, observations and press releases, news, and, links to other refugee sites.

Kvinna Till Kvinna
In Swedish and English. This Swedish based organization supports women in regions affected by war and conflict especially in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Georgia, and Israel/Palestine. The links "Thematic Info" and "Country Info" provides information on the status of women in each of the above countries, ranging from history, women's movement and a list of partners. Their annual report is also available online.

Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE)
WAVE is a network of organizations working against violence inflicted on women, family and children. The publication Fempower (2001- present) published twice a year is available fulltext in English and French.

Armenia

GINSC: Gender Information Network of South Caucasus
In Russian. This regional Internet portal was founded in 2000 to share information among organizations working on gender issues and women's rights in South Caucasus. Resources include reports and documents about women in politics, women in art, women and society, and women in business in Armenia, Azerbaidjan, and Georgia. It has links to relevant international and regional sites. Helen Rusetskaia, founder of the modern women's movement in Georgia, is the coordinator.

Austria

Ariadne
In German. This site represents the Women's Information and Documentation Center at the Austrian National Library in Vienna. Includes bibliographies, online exhibits, newsletters, etc.

Frida: Network of Austrian Women's Studies Libraries and Archives
In German. This network of documentation centers, libraries, and women's organizations works on issues of better representation of women specific information.

Azerbaijan

GINSC: Gender Information Network of South Caucasus
In Russian. This regional Internet portal was founded in 2000 to share information among organizations working on gender issues and women's rights in South Caucasus. Resources include reports and documents about women in politics, women in art, women and society, and women in business in Armenia, Azerbaidjan, and Georgia. It has links to relevant international and regional sites. Helen Rusetskaia, founder of the modern women's movement in Georgia, is the coordinator.

Belgium

Amazone
In French, English, and Dutch. Established in 1995 as the national center for women, it provides services and advocates for gender equality. The site includes archives of Belgium women's history, women's organizations and other links.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Balkan Sunflowers
An international grassroots organization established in 1999 to aid the Kosovar refugees. The site includes information on the organization's projects, past and present.

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
Founded in 1998, this NGO promotes social equality and women's human rights through research, education and advocacy programs.

Croatia

Budi aktivna, Budi emancipirana
B.a.B.e. Be Active, Be Emancipated
A strategic group based in Zagreb that works for the affirmation and implementation of women's human rights.

Centar za Mir, Nenasilje I ljudska prava
Center For Peace, Nonviolence And Human Rights Ozijek
In Croatian and English, this organization focuses on the building of peace, protection and promotion of human rights and freedoms.

Women, State, Culture in the Former Yugoslavia
Kristina Mihalec's site includes a bibliography of print and online pieces and an extensive collection of related links. Includes a link to CROW, the first online zine for and about women in Croatia.

Czech Republic

Femismus.cz
Prague Gender Studies Center
In Czech. Established in 1991 this NGO collects and disseminates information on women's rights and legal issues in Czech Republic. Its focus is on labor issues, violence against women, education and empowerment of women and advocates for institutional mechanisms to improve the status of women.

Denmark

KVINFO: The Danish Centre for Information on Women and Gender
In Danish and English, it provides information on Danish women's and gender issues. The site includes Forum, their online magazine with articles in Danish and English.

France

Africains Sans Papiers "de Saint Ambroise"
In French. This site presents the summary, chronology, media coverage, and activities of the 1996 African immigrant movement Sans Papiers [Without Paper] in Paris when about 300 undocumented post-colonial immigrants occupied the Church of Saint Ambrose and demanded legal status. One of the strongest leaders and spokeswoman of the movement was the Nigerian Madjiguène Cissé .

Mouvement du Nid
In French, this organization develops strategies to address and prevent prostitution and creates reintegration mechanisms. Also represented in Benin, Brazil, Ivory Coast, and Portugal.

Les Pénélopes In French, English, and Spanish, this organization aims to promote, disseminate, and exchange information on women worldwide. The site contains many online resources ranging from petitions and news clips from many parts of the world.

Georgia

GINSC: Gender Information Network of South Caucasus
In Russian. This regional Internet portal was founded in 2000 to share information among organizations working on gender issues and women's rights in South Caucasus. Resources include reports and documents about women in politics, women in art, women and society, and women in business in Armenia, Azerbaidjan, and Georgia. It has links to relevant international and regional sites. Helen Rusetskaia, founder of the modern women's movement in Georgia, is the coordinator.

Germany

GLOW: Global Center for Women's Politics
GLOW is the virtual portal of the Feminist Institute, affiliated with the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin. It was founded in 1998 and supports women's projects and liberation movements in societies all over the world. Under "Networks," the site provides links to women's organizations by continent.

Women and Life on Earth
In German, English, French, and Spanish. This organization works on peace, ecology and social justice. The site includes lists of books on eco-feminism, press releases and e-newsletters from 2003 to present, and more.

Hungary

NANE: Women's Rights Association
In Hungarian and English. Established in 1994, NANE is the only NGO in Hungary running a hotline for battered women and children. NANE initiated amendments to laws and public administration reforms in areas concerning victims of domestic violence. The site includes reports and other publications; the Hungarian version includes links to other women's organizations in Hungary.

Netherlands

International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement
In Dutch and English. Based in Amsterdam, this major resource center has a searchable database of books, articles, biographies, periodical titles, and archives on Dutch women. Organized by country, links to women's research organizations is also available.

Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
This is an international women's human rights organization advocating for gender-inclusive justice and working towards an effective and independent International Criminal Court.

Northern Ireland

Women Support Network
As an umbrella organization of community-based women's groups in Northern Ireland, WSN plays a unique role in coordinating and networking with these organizations and facilitating joint lobbying to challenge inequity and promote positive policy change within a democratic framework. The site includes links to the organization newsletter, policy documents and various women's groups in the network.

Norway

FOKUS: Forum for Women and Development
In Norwegian, English, and Spanish, this site is a resource center on international women's issues, coordinates women's organizations, and works on issues including women trade unions and immigrant and refugee women.

KILDEN Information Centre for Gender Research in Norway
KILDEN disseminates news about Norwegian gender research, mainly through the webmagazine in Norwegian and English. The Website features other publications, including its own journal "Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning" (Journal of Gender Research), links to gender resources and gender research units in Norway and a calendar.

NIKK: Nordic Institute for Women's Studies and Gender Research
In Norwegian and English. Established in 1995, NIKK promotes and disseminates gender equality policies in the Nordic countries. It organizes seminars, conducts research, and publishes a journal and magazine on gender and sexuality. Some back issues of NIKK Magasin is available online.

Poland

Network of East-West Women - Polska NEWW
English and Polish. Founded in 1991, NEWW supports activism on the status of women in Central and Eastern Europe, the Newly Independent States, and the Russian Federation. The member organizations are listed by country along with their focus. Most of the reports, newsletters, and publications listed are available full text.

Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning
In Polish and English. A member of ASTRA, the Federation was established in 1992 by five organizations (the Pro Femina Association, the Polish Feminist Association, the League of Polish Women, Neutrum, and The Society for Family Development) in order to defend women's right to choose.

Romania

Asociatia Femeilor Din Romania (AFR), Women's Association of Romania
The first democratic organization for women established during the December 1989 revolution to organize, represent and defend Romanian women's rights. The Website has links to its past programs and contains a profile of Liliana Pagu, a Romanian performance artist and activist.

Russia

The Consortium of Women's Non-governmental Associations
In Russian and English (short version). The consortium, part of the International Network of the NIS-US Women's Consortium, is a coalition of 160 women's organizations from 52 regions. The site includes directories of organizations, online publications consisting of documents and projects.

Russian Feminism Resources
It provides information relating to Russian women, and the development of independent grass-roots feminism in Russia in recent years. Includes English and Russian links.

Serbia

Anti Trafficking Center - ATC
In Serbian and English, the ATC is a non-profit NGO promoting universal human rights in the region. It emphasises programs addressing the causes of trafficking, such as gender-based violence, poverty, unemployment, and the lack of opportunities. The Website includes English and Serbian links and activities of the center.

Association for Women's Initiative - AWIN
In Serbian and English (forthcoming), AWIN is a non-hierarchal feminist organization promoting gender equality and establishing principles of social justice. AWIN has two main projects: INDOC (Information and Documentary Center) and Women's Movement-Women's Network, and a series of Women's initiatives. The website includes directories of organizations, on line publications and finished and current projects.

ASTRA, Belgrade
In Serbian and English. ASTRA is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the eradication of all forms of trafficking in human beings, especially women and children. The goal is to reduce this specific form of violence in Serbia through prevention, institutional awareness rising and direct victim assistance. It also works to prevent exploitation, violence, discrimination and economic and social inequalities. The website includes links about programs, legislation, human rights related and all ASTRA's activities up to date.

Belgrade Women's Studies and Gender Research Center
In Serbian and English. The center addresses issues of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, race and class theoretically by locating potential models of resistance, oppression and marginalization, while celebrating diversity and differences. The Website includes center's current graduate and undergraduate courses, published material (books and magazine Genero), conference information, and research projects.

Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization
An inter-church organization based in Vojvodina that works with the poor and marginalized population. The organization is engaged in substantial work with the Roma population through Roma Resource Center. Excellent reports, including those on violations of the rights of Roma is available under link "Publications."

Woman in Black - Belgrade
In Serbian and English, the women's feminist peace organization was established in October 1991. The website provides information about their activities and publications during the last 15 years.

United Kingdom

Akina Mama wa Africa (AmwA)
Based in UK and offices in Uganda, AmwA is NGO for African women. The newsletter Power Up! Is available in PDF.

WOMANKIND Worldwide
Promotes the advancement women's status and wellbeing through increasing their political and civil participation; the reduction of violence against women; and empowerment in policy and practice at local, national, regional and international levels. The link "Resources" contains full text documents and newsletters, as well as links to other organizations worldwide.

Latin America/Caribbean

Regional

Agencia Latinoamericana de Informacíon (ALAI) Mujeres
Provides information, documents and links with an emphasis on social activism. Separate sections provide documents about women and globalization, the economy, politics, human rights, communication, and diversity. Parts of the site are also available in English and Portuguese.

Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA)
In English, Spanish, French, and Dutch. CAFRA is a regional network of feminists, individual researchers, activists and women's organizations that define feminist politics as a matter of both consciousness and action.

CLADEM: Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights
The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights serves as a women’s organization network committed to defending women’s rights. Resources are broken down into regional, national and institutional levels.

Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer
The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights
In Spanish, Portuguese, and English. This network is constituted by individuals and women's groups working in defense of the women's rights in Latin America and in the Caribbean from a socio-judicial perspective.

Inter-American Commission on Women (IACW)
In Spanish and English. this specialized organization of the Organization of American States is the principal forum for generating hemispheric policy to advance women's rights and gender equality. Online reports and documents available following he link "Documents."

Red Feminista Latinoamericana y del Caribe contra la Violencia Doméstica y Sexual
In Spanish. Affiliated with Isis International, the network disseminates information on issues of violence against women and sexuality for the women in the region. The site has links to its newsletter El Boletín and to the Isis International newsletter InterRedes, both in full text. Directory of women's organizations and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean is also available online.

Argentina

Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo
One of the two factions and a more radicalized of the original Argentinean mothers group, it has fought for the right to re-unite with their abducted children. This comprehensive site offers information on social movements, social conflicts with focus on Latin America. Hebe de Bonafide is the leader of the association.

Brazil

CEMINA: Comunicação, Educação, Informação em Gênero
In Portuguese and English. CEMINA's mission is to ensure that communication and information technology represent gender and human rights perspectives. In 1990, CEMINA launched its radio program Fala Mulher [Women Speak up] with live daily broadcasts.

Cidadania, Estudo, Pesquisa, Informação, e Ação (CEPIA)
In Portuguese and English, CEPIA works and advocates on issues of health, sexual and reproductive rights, violence and access to justice, poverty and employment. The site has many online publications on Brazilian women's rights and human rights and links to Brazilian and international women's organizations.

Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero - Pagu
A premier research center on gender in Brazil, Pagu is affiliated with the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo. It promotes interdisciplinary research with focus on gender and women's issues in Brazil and Latin America.

Sempreviva Organização Feminista (SOF)
A feminist NGO established in 1963 in São Paulo, it is committed towards feminist politics that addresses the gender relations and empowerment of women, policies, and reproductive rights.

Chile

Centro de Estudios de la Mujer
In Spanish and English. This independent, non-profit organization established in 1984, conducts research, training, communication and consulting programs, concentrating on women labor and employment, citizenship and political participation, and public policy planning.

Costa Rica

Feminist International Radio Endeavor
In English and Spanish, the site has access to archived radio programs by women activists around the world and on women' issues going back to 1998. The audio files include audio broadcasts and speeches at conferences and other public events.

ISIS-Women's International Cross Cultural Exchange Linking Women Internationally
It is a global action oriented women's resource center that promotes justice and gender equality. ISIS was founded in 1974 by Jane Cottingham and Marilee Karl in Geneva and moved to Manila from Rome in 1991.

Mexico

CIMAC: Comunicación y Información de la Mujer
In Spanish. CIMAC is a specialized network addressing gender issues in journalism and media in Mexico.

Peru

Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán
In Spanish. This organization advocates women's political participation and addresses structural problems that restrict women's rights. The site contains the center's campaign material and documents representing their foci: education, health, adolescent pregnancy, motherhood, and poverty.

Middle East

Regional

Arab Women's Solidarity Association
Founded in Egypt in 1982 by Nawal El Saadawi, it promotes Arab women's participation in social, economic, cultural, and political life. The link "AWSA activities" includes documents and reports on Islam and honor killings.

Women in Islam
The site offers articles discussing women's rights under Islam, latest news pertaining to Muslim women and breaks down stereotypes on Islam's treatment of its women. It lists websites on Muslim women.

Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML)
WLUML is an international network that provides information, solidarity, and support for all women whose lives are shaped or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. The network aims to increase the autonomy of women by supporting the local struggles of women from within Muslim countries and communities and linking them with feminist and progressive groups at large.

Afghanistan

Afghan Women's Network
This network works to empower Afghan women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society. It has links to resources including newsletters and "Famous women" consisting of biography of women leaders.

Revolutionary Association of the Women in Afghanistan
Established in 1977, it is an independent political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice. The founders were Afghan women intellectuals under the leadership of Meena, who was assassinated in 1987.

Shuhada Organization
It implements projects that involve the poor and the underprivileged directly. The activities are in the areas of health, education, agriculture, literacy and training, income generation, construction and relief distribution.

Women's Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan
It works to restore Afghan women and girls human rights, full participation in the peace processes and in every aspect of Afghan educational, political, economical and medical systems. Under "Resources, the site lists documents including full text reports and testimonies by Zieba Shorish-Shamley, director, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Iran

Center for Women's Studies, University of Tehran
Established in 2001, the center fosters research and teaching and sponsors workshops and seminars on women's issues. The mission of the Center is to conduct and support research on gender issues and family at the national and international levels. The abstracts of their research, and the table of content of their journals, Pizhuhish-i-Zanan in Farsi, and Women's Research in English are available. The link "Databank" contains gender specific data on age, employment, education, health, population and poverty.

Israel

Bat Shalom – Jerusalem Link
Founded in 1994 by Palestinians and Israeli women activists, the Jerusalem Link is the coordinating body of the Bat Shalom—The Jerusalem Women's Action Center, located in West Jerusalem, and Marcaz al-Quds la l-Nissah—The Jerusalem Center for Women, located in East Jerusalem. Together they promote a joint vision of peace, democracy, human rights, and women's leadership

Israel Women’s Network (IWN)
Established in 1984, the IWN is a non-profit organization and the first in Israel dedicated to promoting women’s rights and equality. Many successes of IWN includes initiating the Sexual Harassment Prevention Law of 1998, and the 2005 law establishing a commission for Equal Employment opportunities.

Palestine

Birzeit University, Institute for Women's Studies
Since its inception in 1994, the Institute has been committed to research, teaching, gender intervention, policy outreach, and advocacy on gender relations in Palestinian society, as well in discussion and debate on gender issues in the Arab World. The site includes the research reports, publications, and links to other Middle Eastern women and gender organizations.

General Union of Palestinian Women
GUPW was established in 1965 as a body within the Palestinian Liberation Organization and considered to be the official representative body for Palestinian women around the world. It is also the umbrella for all women's organizations in Palestine and in exile. The report The National Strategy for the Advancement of Palestinian Women is available under the link "Publications."

Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling
Established in Jerusalem in 1991, the WCLAC is a Palestinian independent women's NGO that addresses the causes and consequences of gender-based violence within the community as well as the gender-specific effects of the increasing militarization associated with the Israeli occupation.

Turkey

Daughters of Ataturk
This site includes published articles and books on women of Turkish Diaspora and other women with professional relations with Turkey. The link "Turkish women" includes biographies of women in Turkey and also in the Turkish Diaspora. The site also includes bibliographies and book reviews.

North America

Regional

Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security
As a unit of Foreign Affairs and International Canada, this committee has actively worked to integrate and provide a gender-sensitive approach to peace building and human security efforts. Their issues follow the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (2000) on Women.

Rutgers University Resources

Center for the American Women and Politics (CAWP)
A unit of Eagleton Institute of Politics and founded in 1971, CAWP compiles information about women in the government and politics and monitors the status of these women.

Center for Women and Work
Dedicated to advancing women across the education, income, ethnic, and occupational spectrums, the center addresses these issues through research, education, skills development, outreach, and advocacy.

Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL)
Founded in 1989, CWGL's programs promote the leadership of women and advance feminist perspectives in policy-making processes in local, national and international arenas.

Department of Sexual Assault Services
Created in 1991 by recommendation of the University Acquaintance Rape Task Force, the office became a University Department in 1995 and continues to serve members of the Rutgers community who are victims of interpersonal violence and all types of crime.

Department of Women's & Gender Studies
Inaugurated as a department in 2001, The Women's & Gender Studies has grown from offering a few courses at the university in 1973 to becoming one of the strongest interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate programs in the U.S.

Douglass College
Founded in 1918 as the New Jersey College for Women and later renamed after the founding dean of the college, Mabel Smith Douglass, the college is the largest public women's college in the U.S.

Global Initiative
The Global Initiative is a faculty-driven collaborative initiative to promote global studies, international studies, and area studies at Rutgers.

Institute for Research on Women (IRW)
Since its founding in 1976, the mission of the IRW is to stimulate research on women and gender within and across the disciplines on all three of the university campuses. Nancy Hewitt is the director.

The Institute for Women and Art
Established in 2006, the Institute for Women & Art brings together Rutgers' faculty, curators, researchers and artists to promote the study of women and art.

Institute for Women's Leadership
The IWL is a consortium of teaching, research, and public services units at Douglass College. The IWL and its members are dedicated to examining leadership issues and advancing women’s leadership in all arenas.

Margery Somers Foster Center
A unit of the Rutgers Libraries, it makes resources on women accessible through the use of technology.

Mary H. Dana Women Artist Series
Established in 1971, this series in the longest running continuing series of exhibitions dedicated to increasing the visibility of women artists in the U.S.

Office of Social Justice Education and LGBT Concerns
It provides educational, social and leadership development programs and activities for LGBT students, allies, and staff/faculty Liaisons for LGBT Students. The office also continues to coordinate the monitoring of incidents of bias and hate through the Bias Prevention Education Committee.

Rutgers University Libraries: Women's Studies Research Guide
The research guide provides access to basic library collection on women and gender.

Radigals
Official Women's and Gender Studies Department Undergraduate Student Association of Rutgers University.